Bellator 101 took place at the Moda Center at Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon on Friday and featured the opening round of the Season 9 Lightweight Tournament. The main event featured a bantamweight tournament semifinal bout between Joe Warren and Nick Kirk. Joe Warren vs. Nick Kirk Warren pressed the action throughout the fight. He applied constant pressure. Midway through the opening round, Warren got the fight to the ground and controlled Kirk while landing a heavy dose of ground and pound. He wasted little time taking the fight to the ground in the second stanza. From there he advanced his position to side control and applied an arm bar that forced Kirk to tap out.
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Bellator 101 Results: Joe Warren Submits His Way to Bantamweight Tourney Final – MMA Weekly